Curtain fastener



" oct. 23,1923.

J. L; PETERSON CURTAIN FASTENER Filed June 26. 1922 Patented Uct. 23,1923.

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CURTAIN rAsTENEn.,

Application me@ June 26,

" To all whom t may concer/1i Be it known that LJOHN L. PETERSON,citizen of the United States of America, residing-at Grand Rapids, inthe county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented..

certain new and 'usefulV` Improvements, in Curtain Fasteners; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit r'appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a fastener, par-y ticularly adapted for usewithA curtains of motor vehicles, though not in any sense limitedthereto. It is a primary object and pun; pose of the present inventionto provide a fastener of the character indicated which maybe-`yinstantly lapplied to and connected with a suitablepin permanentlysecured to the body ofthe vehicle,the top bows or other parts to whichthe curtains are connected,

and furtherprovide the fastener` with means fon-instantly disengagingthe saine from the'A pin by manualfoperationv whenever the cur- -tain istobe detached The attachment of curtains by Y ymeans of fasteners iswellk known, but such fasteners as aie commonly vused are more orlessdefective, being hard to y detach withrthe result that. they are`frequently Itorn from the curtains or` broken' and made defective. With.the fastener which I .have devised, the ydetachment is very easy, canbe done instantly` and with no danger of breakage or tearing fromy thevcurrta-in, and at the same time .the Vfastener in use securely holds thecurtain in place when attached, A further feature of the fastener..v

of my'invention that the pin towhich-it is applied may be more orV lessconcealed or located in a depression in thelvehicle body ,or other partto which connected so that there is no projection of the pins withvares'ultant vdanger of tearingof clothing catching on the same. Thesefeatures ofadvantage, as

,rwell as many others not at .this time speciically enumeratedwillvappear fully and inr y1922. Serial N0. 570,828.

operatedtoiits disengagingposition with ref` spect to thepin. f

,F ig. 3 isa front elevation ofthe fastener. .Figi l is latftransversey:vertical section,

taken .substantially on the plane of line 4 4,

of Fig. 1, and i Fig.-5 isa view, similar tol that shown in i Fig. 1,.ofa modified formV of construction wherein thefpin iis more `or lessconcealed. `Like reference :characters refer to like parts in theseveral figures of the drawing.

yAttached to the curtain 1 at'desi'red places are two clamping members'2 and 3 of sheet metal, preferably of ovalshape, though not necessarilyso, one ofthe members 2 being locatedon the outer side of the curtainand the other on the inner side; A tapered sleeve l is used to connectthe clamping members .together and clamp thefsame at their edges againstAthe curtain. yThe Vsleeve passes through the `curtain' and vhas an endpassing through an opening in the member 3 which is then turnedoutwardly to make an annular lip 5 bearing against member 3 aroundftheopening. :At the opposite end of the sleeve tongues 6 ,pass .throughopenings in the member 2 and are .clinched over against the outery sideofthe member, ,whereby a Asecure and permanent connection to the curtainis provided.

A sleeve 7 formed at its inner end with an enlarged tapered head 8 isloosely mounted' ywithin the taperedsleeve 4, extending. outwardly at.its outer endr through an opening inthe member 2, a spring 9 is locatedaround the sleeve If-between the Vheadr thereof kand the rmember 2,thetendency of-the'spring being yto-inove `the sleeve 7 inwardly.. A

.number of recesses to receive small balls 10 are made in the outersides ofL the headB, and it isapparent 'that in the normal innerposition'of the sleeve Zand head 8, under the inuence of the spring 9,the balls'are pro- ]ected inwardly` so that at their inner sides theyextend f into `the passagev or .opening through the sleeve 7. Anoperating head 11v of sheet metal is seciiredto the outer end ofy Asaidsleeve v7. drawing outward-ly thereon, the sleeve and- Bygrasping thesame and headmay be movedoutwardly with aeoinv pression'of spring 9, asis evident. l

kThe fastener connected to -the curtain as with a pin'secured to anyrelatively secure support. The pin 12 .maybe secured to the body 13 of avehicle, or to the top bows -thus described is adapted tofhaveconnectionthereof, a screw 14 entering the body until stopped by the enlargement15 made between the pin 12 and the screw.

The fastener is instantly applied'to the pin by merely placing the sameover the pin. The pin enters the inner end of the sleeve, passingthrough the head 8 and the'balls 10 bear against the sides of the pin.YWhen thus connected together, the pin is held by the balls frommovement out of the sleeve, as any attemptedmovement serves to tend todraw the sleeve 7 and head 8 inwardly with a forcing of the .ballsinwardly more strongly againstthepin dueto the tapered sides 'of theVsleeves 4 tending to'movethe ballsfinwardly. The curtain, accordingly issecurely held against` detachment. The detachment is effected bygrasping the head 11 and pulling outwardly thereon, as shown in Fig. 2,whereupon the sleeve 7, head 8 and balls 9 carried thereby are moved soas to bring the balls away from the sleeve 4 leaving space for theiroutwardmovement toward such sleeve and freeing them from the pinv12which they normally grip.

In Fig; 5, a modification in structure'is shown for setting the pin 12ain a recess so that it Vdoes not project beyond the surface fof thesupport on whichit is fixed. Invthis construction, a cup-like member 16of sheet metal is set in the body, 13 which has a countersunkdepressionto receive the member 16, the pin 12a being secured substantiallycentrally in the recess of said member 1G and extending outwardly sothat its outer end comes substantiallyr flush with the outer sides ofthe member. The sleeve 4 is longer in Ythis construction and the innerclamping member 3a is formed with a centrally located inwardly extendingportion adapted to enter the member 16 when the fastener is connected'with the pin 12a, as shown in Fig. 5. The outer clamping member 2fL maybe flat, as shown. Necessarily, the sleeve 7 is longer and the spring 9may be longer. The action with lrespect, to connection of the fastenerwith the pin is the same as that previously described with ref-A erenceto the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive. y

n This construction is particularly effective in connection withcurtains for vehicles which aredesigned for detachable connection to thevehicles, the attachment being very easy and practically instantaneous,y

sition shownin Fig. 2, onmanualwith drawal of the sleeve 7 and movementof the balls associated therewith. The construction is economical tomake, is durable and is eicient in every way for the purposes it isadapted to fullill. Of course, there are other 'places of use of theconstruction, and I dovnot wish to be limited with respect thereto butconsider myself entitled'tov all forms of construction and the uses towhich the same may be put, covered in the appended claims defining theinvention.

'Iclaimz 1. In combination with' a supporting structure,-a pin attachedthereto, a curtain, a fastener connectedwith the curtain, includingclamping members, one on each side of the curtain, means fastening theclamping members together and clamping the same against the curtain,spring actuated gripping means located within "the said means used tofasten t-he clamping members together and adapted to be placed over saidpin to grip the same, and means for manually operating said grippingmeans to release the same from the `pin,'substantially as described. l f

y2. In combination, a pin, means for carrying the same, a fastenerincluding a tapered sleeve, a second sleeve loosely extending into thefirst sleeve, said ysecond sleeve having a Vtapered headthereomballscar-V riedin the head and adapted to be moved inwardly by engagementwith the tapered sleeve, spring means normally moving the second sleeveinwardly to' effect they inward movement of the balls to engage with thepin when entered into said ysecond sleeve, manually operable means formoving the second sleeve and head outwardly to free the balls fromgripping engagement with the pin, a curtain through which said firstsleeve passes, two clampingmembers located one at each end of the saidfirst sleeve and one at'each side of the curtain,'and means for securingthe clampingfplates against outward Imovement Vwith respect to the endse ofvsald first sleeve to bindthe same against opposite sides of the asdescribed;

3. In combination, a support, a cupshaped member set into said'support,a pin attached to said member at the inner side thereof and extendingoutwardly, a curtain, a fastener attached to the curtain having meansadapted to enter into said member and provided with lautomaticallyacting gripping means for gripping the pin, and manually operable meansfor releasing said gripping means.

4. In combination, a support, a pin atcurtain substantially `tachedthereto, a curtain, a fastener comprising two clamping members locatedone 'at each side of the curtain, a tapered sleeve passing through thecurtain` and securing the clamping members togetherand against oppositesides of the curtain, a second sleeve formed With an enlarged taperedhead passing loosely through the outer clamping member into lthe rstsleeve, said head having a plurality of recesses through its Sides, aball loosely seated in each recess, a spring under compression aroundthe second sleeve between the head and the outer `clamping membemand ahead attached to the outer end of said second sleeve.

ture.

" JOHN L. PETERSON.

